Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cough drop

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: cough -drop
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to relieve coughing symptoms and sore or dry throats temporarily.

Inflected Forms

cough drops (plural) coughdrop (alternative)

Synonyms

troche cachou cough sweet lozenge throat lozenge throat sweet pastille pastil

Questions

What does cough drop mean?: A small, medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to relieve coughing symptoms and sore or dry throats temporarily.

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